THE STORY

Chick-lit meets spy thriller!

Charlotte Dodd is having a bad day.

After taking an experimental drug to erase her memories of saving the world (or at least the country -- several times) Charlotte is given a new life -- a quiet, unassuming job, a second chance and love with Luke, and no one trying to kill her.

Two years later and with no recollection of saving the world, she steps in to help a random stranger and is amazed at the ease in which she dispatches her opponents using a rolled-up magazine. But how is that possible? She has Buffy-like fight moves, fires a gun with deadly accuracy and can use the air from car tires to keep breathing underwater.

When she meets Ham -- why is so familiar? The flashes, the deja vu, the dreams -- they're not really dreams? Blowing up a building in Mexico, being buried alive -- those things really happened to her? And what is her brother doing flying a plane? Turns out those two years of quiet with Luke was really an undercover mission to help bring down a secret organization targeting her family.

Charlotte needs to remember her secret life if she wants to save the world again and the only man she's ever loved.

REVIEWS

"We have a bit of it all -- action, adventure, a little romance, secrets and humor. I enjoyed the book and the writing, and overall it was a bit lighter than the last book I read by this author. The characters were fun to read, especially the interaction among the siblings, and I even enjoyed the character of Payton and her disdain at times for Charlotte." -- Christy, The Book Sirens (3.5/5 stars)

"The Secret Life of Charlotte Dodd is a fast-paced and action-packed tale that follows Charlotte as she tries to remember her past secret life in order to save her family and the agency from a rival secret intelligence organization that views them as a threat and is trying to destroy them. As the story unfolds, the reader is kept on their toes with intriguing twists and turns that will keep them guessing what will happen next to this sassy spy during this crazy adventure." -- Kathleen Higgins-Anderson, Jersey Girl Book Reviews (4/4 stars)

"If you love mystery books I would recommend this book to you. I also say give it a little bit of time to get into it and for it to start to make sense before you give up on it because I am glad that I gave it time." -- Margaret, The World As I See It

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Holly Kerr writes chick-lit with a twist. No broody men, no obsessions with shoes, just fun stories about strong women going after what they want. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children. When she's not writing, she likes to watch superhero movies (because who doesn't like men in spandex?), coach her kids' baseball team and procrastinate about training for this marathon she signed up for. She also enjoys a relaxing night with a glass of wine at the end of the day because with three kids, it's well-deserved!

Her books include Coming Home, Unexpecting, Absinthe Doesn't Make the Heart Grow Fonder and her latest, The Secret Life of Charlotte Dodd.

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